Press Releases
11/03/2023
Emgage releases survey findings about Muslim Americans’ current 2024 election predictions
Emgage, the nation’s preeminent Muslim American civic engagement organization, released findings from a survey asking Muslim Americans about their 2020 voting decisions as compared to their current 2024 voting predictions.
11/02/2023
Emgage Pennsylvania met with Governor Shapiro and shared key concerns and requests of the Muslim community amidst the crisis in Gaza
Representatives of Emgage Pennsylvania, a Muslim American civic engagement organization, met with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and members of his Administration on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The meeting was amicable and productive. The Emgage Pennsylvania team was pleased by the Governor’s openness to discussion and receptiveness to suggestions.
11/02/2023
Emgage Action statement on Administration strategy to counter Islamophobia
Our hearts are heavy given the terrible tragedy unfolding in Gaza with the killing of over 9.000 Palestinians, including 3,700 children. The war on Palestinians has unleashed a new round of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bigotry here at home that led to the tragic murder of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume in Illinois. It also contributed to Islamophobic acts of hatred elsewhere, including in New York City, where an attacker ripped a teenager’s hijab off.
10/16/2023
Emgage Action response to murder of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy and rising hate crimes against Muslim and Arab Americans
We are devastated by the horrific killing of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy, and the wounding of his mother, that took place in Plainfield, Illinois this weekend.
10/13/2023
Emgage CEO Attends Meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer
Emgage CEO Attends Meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer
10/09/2023
Statement Regarding Escalating Violence Between Israel and Hamas
We are watching with horror as the events in the Middle East
are unfolding and rapidly escalating.
08/21/2023
CAIR and Emgage Action Call on Fox News Anchors to Raise Muslim, Minority Community Engagement in Republican Presidential Primary Debate
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Emgage Action today called on Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum – who are scheduled to moderate the first Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday, August 23 – to question Republican presidential candidates about their plans to reach out to and engage with Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and other minority communities.
06/15/2023
Wa’el Alzayat, Emgage CEO, to speak at 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions
Emgage CEO Wa’el Alzayat will speak at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions, to be held August 14-18, 2023, at McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago.
05/04/2023
CAIR-Pennsylvania and Emgage Pennsylvania urge support for HB789-790 Eid Holiday Bill Package
Today, the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania) and Emgage Pennsylvania underlined their support for HB789-790 package at the Pennsylvania State House that seeks to designate Eid al-Fitr as an official state holiday.
04/19/2023
Emgage Florida announces launch of Muslim Civic Table chapter
Emgage Florida is pleased to announce the launch of a Muslim Civic Table state chapter.
The Muslim Civic Table is a convening program that will strengthen and connect leading Muslim nonprofit organizations, advocates, and leaders, and will serve as a hub that brings together the larger Muslim community and its allies.